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Fire Causes Panic As Residents Are Trapped After Suspected Gas Explosion

by Yahil Felix October 5, 2021

Residents in Makatari area of Dallas estate in Embu on Tuesday got into panic after a suspected gas explosion caused fire and left tenants trapped in their rooms. Embu County fire department responded to the scene to help in putting off the fire.

No casualties have so far been reported as investigation commence into the cause of the inferno. There have been a rise in fire cases in the said area as residents cry foul of faulty gas cylinders.

Kirimari Ward MCA Morris Nyaga who responded to the distress call of the residents termed the incident as unfortunate. The MCA said that property worth Ksh 2 million were lost as residents lost valuable household items.

He thanked the residents of Dallas estate for their combined efforts to put off the fire. A witness, Sarah Njeri who is a tenant in the state said the fire broke out as a result of gas explosion.

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Secondary School Girl Arrested With 26kg of Bhang In Samburu

by Yahil Felix October 5, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

The police in Samburu are currently detaining a secondary school girl after she was arrested while in possession of 26kg of bhang. According to the police, the girl was in company of a teenage friend on Tuesday 5, 2021 during the arrest but the accomplice managed to escape.

A manhunt has been launched for the the second suspect who is currently at large. This scenario comes amidst complains that institution of learning are permeated with drugs. In a different case over the weekend, residents of Kabarnet in Baringo decried sale of alcohol and bhang to secondary school students. This is after a student was spotted staggering before leaping into a motorbike.

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Man From Hell Throws Girlfriend Off Balcony, Kills Her Instantly

by Yahil Felix October 4, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

Police have launched manhunt for a man who allegedly threw his lover off a balcony killing her instantly.

According to a report by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the man believed to be a foreign national threw his lover from a balcony at Sunny Side apartments in Nyali.

DCI boss George Kinoti in a statement said that the suspect flew the scene after committing the act which shook residents at the hotel.

It is reported that while a guard in the apartment was making his usual rounds, he heard a scream of a woman then followed by a loud bang meters from where he stood.

In a shocking trend that has rocked the coastal region over the past few days, Nyali-based detectives are pursuing a man suspected to have murdered his lover at 3am today morning, by throwing her from the balcony of their bedroom in Nyali's Sunny Side apartments.
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) October 4, 2021

Shocked, he went to confirm what the falling object was only to identify it was a body of a half dressed woman laying in a pool of blood.

“The guard identified as Parsaoti Ole Morinket, took a flight towards the janitor’s room, where he informed him of the incident,” said Kinoti.

After visiting the scene, the identified the body to belong to a 25 year-old lady earlier invited to one of the rooms in the apartments by one Muyanga Suleiman.

They went to the room and found the doors open, suspect flee. Nyali-based detectives immediately responded after being reported and have launched a man-haunt for the suspect.

“A manhunt for the suspect into this murder most foul has since been launched, with a specialized detachment being deployed for his neck. His minute of arrest is nigh,” said Kinoti.

October 4, 2021 0 comment

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Naivasha’s Dangerous Settlements That Have Become A Headache To The Police

by Yahil Felix October 4, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

Naivasha is being mentioned for the umpteenth time for both good and bad.

For the police, the area around Moi South Lake Road, the slams of Karagita in the outskirts of this town is a den of dangerous criminals.

According to them, it is the new pain for security personnel in the area.

The densely populated shanty town is prone to crime as it is a home of hundreds of low income families working in flower farms and job hunters.

The jobless youth spend their time chewing miraa and engage in idle gossip. Others spend most of their time in secluded joints taking illicit brews.

Its dark alleys are a no-go zone for the timid. Many have fell victims of mugging, while women attacked and raped by the intoxicated youths. This place is common with bhang peddling and smoking in the shabby settlements, a situation made worse COVID-19.

According to Nation Africa, four students in a local institution in the area are known for drug and alcohol addiction after being caught in possession of the hard drug. They were suspended and their situation is an evidence of the deep rooted problem that is rampant in most institutions of learning.

The Deputy County Commissioner Kisilu Mutua said that the area is chaotic and though it is hard, they are trying everything possible to bring stability. Three weeks ago, youths barricaded the road and blocked the Moi South Lake Road while protesting over the shooting of a fisherman.

The area remained a no-go zone for three days. Mr. Mutua said that the protests were permeated by goons who went on a looting spree in the vast area. They engaged the police in cat and mouse games for three days as the police lobbed teargas at them in an attempt to bring sanity.

Youths who depended on the natural resource for their daily living are now finding it hard since the government regulated fishing activities in a bid to curb illegal fishing. The Deputy County commissioner confirmed that crime has increased since they tightened the measures to control illegal fishing.

Chilling accounts of past cases indicate the area is inhabited by heartless group that killed, raped and committed other crimes. A recent one being the killing of a 30 year-old woman by her estranged lover. The man stabbed her in the stomach, and she died while undergoing treatment at the Naivasha Sub-county Hospital. The suspect was arrested while trying to flee from Naivasha.

A statement from a volunteer group known as Zion Singles said that at least six people, including five teenagers ailing from mental health related issues have been abused in the area. Mr. Mutua asked the area chiefs to be vigilant as social vices go up.

October 4, 2021 0 comment

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Class Eight Pupil Dies After Being Electrocuted

by Yahil Felix October 2, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

A class eight pupil at Mumias Muslim Primary School in Kakamega County died after being electrocuted while hanging clothes in a clothing line at her home in Lumino Village. According to reports, the 14 year-old Charity Stacy touched a clothing line that had come in contact with a live wire on Saturday.

Photo: Ms. Violet Bwire being consoled by friends/ Courtesy

Her sorrowful mother Ms. Violet Bwire narrated that the little girl accidentally touched the wire while spreading a wet blanket. She was confirmed dead while receiving treatment at Jamia Medical Center. Ms. Fazia Atira, and her fellow teachers said that she was a disciplined and quite girl.

They said that her death is a big loss to the school since she was one of the candidates they were looking up to for good results in the coming national exams.

Neighbors also said that they suffered electric shocks when they touched the wire. They asked their landlady to fix the issue. The residents asked Kenya Power to investigate the matter while attributing the mess to a contractor who did shoddy work by leaving hanging wires in the building thus exposing residents to shock.

Mumias West sub-county Police Commander Stephen Muoni said the matter is under investigations.

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Woman Cries Foul After Court Gives ‘Lesser’ Sentence To Man Who Defiled, Killed Her Daughter

by Yahil Felix October 2, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

A middle aged woman from Likoni has cried foul after a Mombasa court sentenced a 40 year-old man to 25 years in prison after defiling and killing her daughter in 2015.

Pauline Njeri said the sentencing is ‘lenient’ and wants the convict to be jailed for life.

Manfred Otieno Odhiambo was on Friday sentenced by Mombasa High Court judge Dorah Chepkwony after he was found guilty of committing the offense.

Miss. Njeri said that she expected Odhiambo to be given a life or death sentence.

Njeri said she got disappointed that the man was given a ‘lenient’ sentence for two capital offences.

Odhiambo had been accused of defiling and murdering Njeri’s daughter, who was in class seven at that time.

Justice Chepkwony found him guilty for murdering the minor on December 14, 2015 in Likoni.

The judge said the Prosecution put up a strong case implicating the accused in the murder.

The mother said her daughter was killed by the neighbor in a brutal way and he deserved a harsher sentence.

She said her child was brilliant and would be completing high school by now.

She appealed to DPP Noordin Haji to intervene on this prosecution.

State prosecutor Valerie Ongeti earlier asked the court to issue a harsh sentence against Odhiambo.

She argued that the sentence should be commensurate with the crime he committed, she added that a severe punishment would act as an example to those who may think of engaging in similar crime.

The court was told that the accused lured the girl into his house when she was alone.

He then allegedly defiled and killed her.

The accused however denied the charges saying that he was away and when he arrived home in the evening, he was told by a neighbor that a girl had been killed in the estate.

He said he was shocked to find the girl’s remains under his bed, and that he didn’t know who placed her. He argued that the charge was levelled against him.

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MPs Didmus Barasa, Waluke Face Arrest Over Alleged Impersonation of KDF Officers

by Yahil Felix October 1, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

Sirisia MP John Waluke and his Kimilili counterpart Didmus Barasa are facing a possible arrest and prosecution for allegedly masquerading as former senior officers at the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has written to the National Assembly, warning the lawmakers against misuse and misinterpreting of military titles.

Waluke has been referring to himself as a Major (rt) while Didmus refers to himself as a Captain.

The MPs who are Deputy President William Ruto’s foot solidiers in Western Kenya have now been warned that the continued use of the titles is criminal under the Penal Code and Leadership and Integrity Act.

EACC boss Twalib Mbarak says that his office had written to Parliament and the military after noting that the two lawmakers left the military as private soldiers and not as holders of the titles they purported to have held at the time of their discharge from service.

Mbarak noted that this is one of the unfortunate cases of senior State officials impersonating as former senior military officers yet they never attained the titles.

Barasa who is facing other charges relating to fraud and assault told Parliament that he served at Kenya Armed Forces as a Captain attached to the technical wing in the years 2001 and 2007.

An investigation done by EACC has however, revealed that Barasa only served for one year before he was fired for absenteeism and forgery.

According to sources, Barasa was successfully recruited to the military in October 2007 and completed his training in May 2008.

He then proceeded to the Kenya Defense Technical College in Nakuru. It was after he absconded duty for many days without permission, an offense under the military laws, that he was arrested in 2009 and subsequently fired.

The letter sent to the MP with a copy to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, Clerk Michael Sialai and Chief of Defense Forces General Robert Kibochi warned Barasa against giving false information and misleading the public.

On the Parliament’s official website, he is identified as a former Kenya Air Force Captain who served in the military for six years.

Waluke on the other hand joined the military on April 1980, and was deployed to the 76 Armored Reece Battalion in Gilgil where he worked as a tank loader and later a driver at the headquarters in Nairobi.

The MP served for 14 years and attained the rank of Senior Private (SPTE) but left in May 1994 “Upon approval of your request to be discharged on compassionate grounds.”

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Teacher Breaks into Tears Before Collapsing In Court After He Was Found Guilty Of Defilement

by Yahil Felix October 1, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

A primary school teacher created a scene in a Nairobi court on Thursday when he was being charged for defiling a standard six pupil. Fredrick Mwangi Wango, 45, cried before collapsing after the Principal Magistrate Found him guilty.

According to reports, the father of two taught in a school in Nairobi and used to sneak out of school at 10 am to go and defile his pupil at home. He did it while his wife and children were also away. After recuperating, the court asked him to remain seated so that the court could finalize delivering the judgement.

The Senior Principal Magistrate David Ndungi said he believed what the complainant told the court, who gave a graphic encounter of her ordeal she experienced with her teacher in 2015 and 2016. It was revealed that she could not remember how many times he defiled her, he warned her of dire consequences if she disclosed the illicit and illegal affair to anyone.

The magistrate said that when the act could no longer be kept a secret, the accused lured the girl into his house in Mathare estate at around 6 am while she was going to school and locked her up in the house. When she failed to return home, her parent called her school at around 6 pm and reported it to the police.

The girl was later found in the teacher’s house with school uniform. H e was arrested and when the girl was taken for medical examinations, it was found out that she was soiled with semen and hymen torn due to repeated sexual intercourse.

The course stated that Mr. Wango had turned the girl into his wife as she said that she sometimes sneaked from home to cohabitate with him. “The prosecution has proved that the accused defiled the complainant,” said the magistrate. Mr. Ndungi cancelled the bond offered to the accused and ordered for his detainment as he awaits mitigation and sentencing.

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‘I Gave Him Sex,’ A Female Prisoner Reveals How A Police Officer Helped Her Escape After Giving In To His Demands

by Yahil Felix October 1, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

A female Ghanaian prisoner, Theresa Forson, has revealed how she escaped from prison. Following her rearrest, the 27 year-old who was waiting to be sentenced at Nkafoa Police Station narrated how a police officer helped her escape after giving him sex.

Forson who was earlier convicted in a theft case said that Lance Corporal Isaac Apomah allowed her to escape after giving in to his sex demands. Assistant Superitendent of Police (ASP) Daniel Mensah presented a case against Apomah who made his first appearance in court on 27th September 2021. The superidentent revealed that Apomah had a conversation with the prisoner, he then told her the detective handling her case was troublesome, and that he would release her if she allowed him sleep with her.

Miss Forson reportedly agreed to the 36 year-old corporal and her intercourse with him. He then opened the up the cells to allow her take a bath. Apomah then gathered Forson’s belongings which were being kept in police custody and put them at the entrance of the station. He then signaled her to run away.

Forson then went to narrate her ordeal to her father-in-law who in turn went to report it at Bakaano Police Station. She was rearrested and handed over to Kotokuraba Police Station for investigations. Apomah was arrested and charged with rape and aiding in escape of a convict.

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Former Malawian Deputy Speaker Shoots Himself Dead In Parliament

by Yahil Felix October 1, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

A former Malawian Deputy Speaker Clement Chiwaya shot himself in the head on Thursday while attending a meeting in parliament.

According to a Malawian parliament report, the 50 year-old man shot himself in parliament buildings while attending a meeting to discuss vehicle benefits entitled to him when he left office in 2019.

Police spokesperson James Kadadzera however refused to give further information saying until they get the full details from the investigators.

The statement released by parliament revealed that the ex-deputy speaker’s suicide was attributed to the ‘frustration with the implementations of his conditions of service.’

Chiwaya bought his official car at the end of his five-year term in 2019 as stipulated by his contract. But he tried to get to parliament to pay for damages incurred in an accident that occured six months later.

He took The case to court but the legal process is still pending.

The statement from parliament suggested that Chiwaya who moves in a wheelchair sneaked a gun into the high security building.

Having been a person with disability, the security scanner alerts were deemed to be from the wheelchair. AFP confirmed that Chiwaya shot himself inside the office of the clerk of parliament. Before serving as a deputy speaker, he had served as an MP since 2004.

October 1, 2021 0 comment

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More Trouble In Laikipia As Bandits Beat Security Dragnet And Steal Livestock

by Yahil Felix September 30, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

It’s a few days since the residents of Laikipia let out a sigh of relief after stability was brought in the areas. Various security personnel were deployed and brought little moments of relief, little did they know that the bandits would strike again.

According to a report from the police, the bandits managed to beat a security dragnet and stole livestock at Ndunyu Village in Kirima location on Thursday morning but luckily, no one was injured. The National Police Service has issued a statement that a team of security team comprising of the KDF and the NPS are pursuing the bandits in an attempt to recover the livestock.

The police also assured the residents of Laikipia that it will do everything possible to bring the culprits to book and warned anyone trying to disrupt peace in the area that their days are numbered. A fortnight ago, Police Spokesperson Bruno Shioso said that bandits who had invaded Laikipia Nature Conservancy had been chased away with their livestock.

Security operations have been running in Laikipia to bring calm after weeks of unrest. The rebuilding of homes razed down by the bandits are also underway. Interior Cabinet Seretary Fred Matiang’i spent two days in Ol-Moran to oversee distribution of foodstuffs and building materials and he expressed confidence in all the operations meant to bring calm in the area.

September 30, 2021 0 comment

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Meru Couple Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

by Mustafa Juma September 30, 2021

written by Mustafa Juma

A court in Meru has sentenced a couple accused of trafficking drugs to life imprisonment.

While issuing the sentence on Wednesday September 30, 2021, Senior Principal Magistrate Thomas Muraguri said the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the two were guilty.

The prosecution in the above case was being led by James Kinyua and Antony Musyoka.

The couple, James Muthiora and his wife Fridah Karimi were accused of peddling narcotics worth Kshs. 3.5 million.

They were accused alongside Timothy Kinoti Kariaci, Joseph Ekeno Ekeno and Jacob Githae Mukunyu.

They were arrested at the couple’s home during a raid by then DCIO James Githinji and then county commissioner Wilfred Nyagwanga.

On November 1, 2018, the four denied the three charges including trafficking 103kg of bhang worth Sh3,090,000 at Kooje Estate in North Imenti.

the wife Fridah Karimi will spend the rest of their days in prison after a court in Meru handed them life sentences.
Kudos to our teams led by the then DCIO Meru Mr. James Githinji. To the members of the public who continue to volunteer information to us, Asanteni sana.
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) September 30, 2021

The couple was sentenced to life imprisonment for being in possession of utensils used in connection with the preparation of narcotic drugs contrary to Section 5 and Psychotropic Substances Control Act meaning the fine runs concurrently with the life sentence.

Their co-accused escaped the sentence for what the court termed as lack of evidence.

The defence team has, however, vowed to make an appeal at the High Court.

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Class 8 Dropout Seriously Injures Headteacher For Being Asked To Return Lost Books, Man-Hunt Launched

by Yahil Felix September 30, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

A standard eight dropout in Rongo sub-county is in trouble after attacking his former headteacher when he was asked to return the books he lost.

The police have since then launched manhunt for the suspect who escaped after the act.

According to Rongo Sub-County Commander Mr. Peter Okiring, the suspect had gone to do clearance at his former school Arundo Primary School when the headteacher asked him to return lost stationery.

Sources say that the suspect later went to attack the teacher while he was in his office with a crude weapon.

At the time of the attack, the other teachers were busy with exams in various classrooms and they later found the school head unconscious where they took him to the hospital.

Mr. Kepher Onsongo was first rushed to Nyamarambe health center before being referred to Nyangena Hospital in Kisii Sub-county for special treatment.

After the incident, irate villagers combed the area in search of the learner who took off on a motorcycle. The deputy headteacher filed a report at Kamagambo divisional headquarters.

A resident identified as Linus Obudho said that the learner dropped out of school and is a boda boda operator at Nyamarambe trading center in South Mugirango Sub-county.

Villagers added that the suspect had a problem in school and was feared by fellow learners.

The officials of KNUT Rongo Sub-County group said that premiliminary investigations conducted by their members found out that the culprit had a problem in school and was always alone.

He joined the school after being expelled from another school.

The police have urged anyone with information about his hideouts to give it to them.

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Woman In Trouble For Allegedly Forging Marriage And Death Certificates Of 70 Year-Old Asian Man To Rob Him 120M

by Yahil Felix September 29, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

A woman is in trouble after an Asian man narrated to court how she tried to swindle him Ksh 120M. He told Milimani Law Courts how the 33 year-old woman forged death certificate, a marriage certificate and a birth certificate of a non-existing child in a well-planned scheme to rob him the amount.

PhotoThe accused woman Mercy Njoki/ Courtesy

The 70 year-old Alihadi Dafilla Ali told the court that he received a phone call from the Kenya Commercial Bank while in his office in Kampala, summoning him to their office in Nairobi. He took a journey via road after missing flight to Kenya and upon arriving at the bank’s manager’s office, the manager was in company of two officers from the Central Bank of Kenya.

He told the court that he was shocked to be asked whether he had died. They also asked him whether he was married with one child and he told them he was once married to a lady from Yemen, her name was Fatuma Abdulmoniem but they later divorced in 1983 having no kid together.

He told the court that the bank told him about a lady who had visited them claiming that he was dead and she was his widow. He stated that he told a bank staff identified as Rotich that he didn’t know the woman since he had not gotten married since 1983. “I was shown my death and birth certificates of Amina Zainab alleging to be my daughter, and also a land sales agreement,” said Mr. Ali. He added that the certificates are forged with the intentions of stealing money from his account.

In the case, Mercy Njoki also known as Fatuma and Bakari Abdalla Vuwa were charged with conspiring to defraud the old man Ksh 120M.

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Laikipia University Student Stabbed To Death By Her Roommate’s Boyfriend

by Yahil Felix September 29, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

Laikipia University students are mourning one of their comrade after she was allegedly stabbed by her roommate’s boyfriend.

According to sources, the man who is reported to be from Egerton University had an unknown issue with his girlfriend, a first year student at the institution.

On Wednesday 29th 2021, the man is reported to have traveled to the main campus in Nyahururu to see the girl.

Upon arriving at her place of residence near Cherika at Peska Hostels, he entered the girlfriend’s room and found another man inside and a roommate to his girlfriend.

It is alleged that his girlfriend was in school sitting for exams and she luckily escaped the man’s wrath. Sources privy to the editor said that his girlfriend’s roommate identified as Getrude Chepkoech was in company of the male classmate who is said to have visited the room for revision.

The man stabbed Getrude to death while her male companion also sustained injuries.

The accused is also reported to have tried committing suicide.

The police arrived in the scene to take the young lady to the morgue while the two men are being treated at Nyahururu Hospital. The case is currently under investigations.

September 29, 2021 1 comment

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‘Weird’ Text From Monica Kimani That Has Made A Man Questioned

by Yahil Felix September 29, 2021

written by Yahil Felix

A witness in the murder case against Joseph Irungu alias Jowie and journalist Jackie Maribe was on Tuesday the center of attention after the court questioned him over a text he received from the slain businesswoman Monica Kimani.

The court asked Anthony Kariuki to explain if Monica was his lover. Kariuki told the court that she was his friend even though she sent him a weird text at 11 pm in the day she was wa murdered, saying, “Come help me sleep.”

Anthony Kariuki told the court that he found the text weird because their relationship had not moved to that level. ” But I responded that I would go the next morning,” said Kariuki.

While being led by the security counsel Catherine Mwaniki, he said that he had met Monica At around September 19 2018, at around 9:20pm. He said that he drove his car to Lamuria Gardens to meet her.

Kariuki was testifying in a case in which Jowie and Jackie Maribe are charged with the murder of Monica Kimani in 2018.

He said he first met the deceased during a dowry ceremony for his friend Willis in Nyeri on August 25, 2018 and it was Willis who introduced him to her. He told Justice Grace Nzioka that they talked and after the event, they went to have drinks together in Juja along Thinks road where other friends were.

Kariuki told the court that he met twice with Monica in her house at Lamuria Gardens to discuss business opportunities in South Sudan. In his second visit, he was told Monica has visitors, a Lebanese and a security guard from state house. But he didn’t enter the house, Monica went downstairs where they met.

On being asked how close they were, Kariuki said that Monica once asked food from him and not Willis who had introduced him to her, because Willis was in South Sudan. Kariuki said that he sent the food. During the hearing, Lawyer Katwa Kigen raised concerns that Jackie Maribe might be depressed because the case is taking too long. The court said that everyone standing trial must be mentally fit and anyone raising such claims should have prove of

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